Thank you for supporting Kylemore Abbey

Your generous support is greatly appreciated and assists Kylemore Abbey in the development efforts of building a new education center, a new church and to refurbish the castle and the gardens. Your gift will help the Benedictine Nuns who have called Kylemore home since the 1920’s make the changes needed to keep Kylemore Abbey a place of worship and spirituality. You can also acknowledge your Irish heritage and the land of your forebears by becoming a county sponsor.

We are thankful to those who contribute, and by doing so donors enrich the important and historic link between America and Ireland.

The Monastery Campaign

An important part of the development plan is to build the nuns a purpose built monastery, something they have never had. The nine nuns currently live in two locations, a farm house on the property and a guest house off the property. The building will allow them to grow their order, house guests , visiting clergy with room to host retreats. The new monastery will be located on the lake close to the other main buildings.

The monastery campaign goal is $500,000; the campaign was launched by Cardinal Dolan on May 26, 2016 at his residence. As of now we have raised $211,000 towards our goal.

need to go through the Irish American Partnership in order to be tax deductible.

Commemorative Opportunities for the New Monastery

Includes all interior structures and finishes

Library - $75,000

Houses mainly the spiritual, monastic and theological reading matter of the community including the ongoing education of the community

Kitchen - $75,000

A larger scale of your mothers Irish kitchen. Meals for the community and a small number of guests will be prepared and cooked here, usually by a community member. Products (preserves, biscuits, etc.) will also be prepared.

Chapter Room - $50,000

The function of the Chapter room is for community meetings of the Chapter, discernment, decisions and elections.

Group Room - $25,000

Groups of visitors are welcomed here for retreats, formal and informal meetings with the community, or for talks given by a community member.

Guest Room (6) - $10,000 each

Bedrooms for visitors (4 rooms donated!)

Please inquire into the garden descriptions

The Guest Garden $ 5,000

The Sacristy Garden $15,000

The Chapel Garden $20,000

The Private Monastic Garden $20,000

New Garden $15,000

The Monastery Campaign was launched on May 26, 2016 at residence of Cardinal Timothy Dolan. The campaign goal is $500,000 and will fund most of the interior of the new monastery. The overall cost of building the new monastery is 6 million euros. 83% of the money has been raised by private donations in Ireland.

Final plans have been submitted and room and garden choices are available. Please refer to the Sponsorship Tab for more information and ways to help.

Fast Facts

The Benedictine nuns have never had a multipurpose monastery. They currently live in two separate locations; some in an old farmhouse and others in a guesthouse off the grounds. This new monastery will be built on the lake and very close to the other main buildings. The building will have twenty-two bedrooms with some reserved for visitors and guests. There will be areas for public meetings and retreats and ample room for the nuns to grow their order and host visiting monastics.